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26 meetings listed from Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026; 23 transcribed, the newest on Oct 7, 2026, for 73 hours.

typical meeting 2 h 39 min · 5 members seated · President: John Trasviña

What John Trasviña said on Mar 11, 2026

I’m reading in— again, we’re getting the issue that was of concern to me, and I think has been expressed throughout this, is what notice does the vendor have? A vendor or vendors collectively? As I understand it, the notice of violation, which you put up on the screen, needs to follow Section 5.9–11, notice of violation.John TrasviñaMember · Board of Appeals · Mar 11, 2026 56:50Open the meeting at 56:50

Four members, 4.8 to 7.5 minutes a meeting (preliminary)

Preliminary: at least 70% of members’ talk time is identified, under the 80% for a full comparison. All four members we compare could rank first; the data can’t order them.

See the chart on Members

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23 of 26 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026.Newest: Oct 14, 2026
Board of Appeals · 4 h 01 min · 2 public speakersOct 7 · Board meetingThe minutes of the September 23rd, 2026 meeting were adopted, announced as "that motion carries 5 to 0 and the minutes are adopted."Speakers: John Trasviña, Robin Abad Ocubillo, Lily Wong, Rebecca Saroyan and 1 more
7 agenda itemsWatch
Board of Appeals · 1 h 54 min · 1 public speakerSep 23 · Special Item: Discussion and possible adoption of the Departmental Annual Report for Fiscal year 2025-2026 took 15 minThe longest item after routine business: Special Item: Discussion and possible adoption of the Departmental Annual Report for…, 15 min of this 1 h 54 min meeting.Speakers: John Trasviña, Robin Abad Ocubillo, Lily Wong, Rebecca Saroyan
Longest item: 13% of the meeting6 agenda itemsWatch
Board of Appeals · 5 h 41 min · 9 public speakersSep 16 · Board meetingThe minutes of the September 2nd, 2026 meeting were adopted, announced as carrying "5 to 0".Speakers: John Trasviña, Robin Abad Ocubillo, Jose Lopez, Lily Wong and 1 more
7 agenda itemsWatch
Board of Appeals · 2 h 53 min · 11 public speakersAug 12 · Board meetingThe minutes of the July 15th, 2026 meeting were announced as adopted, with the result given as "3 to 0."Speakers: John Trasviña, Robin Abad Ocubillo, Lily Wong
8 agenda itemsWatch
All 23 transcribed meetings

3 more meetings are not transcribed yet.

Listed after the newest meeting above, not transcribed yet (video listings through Oct 23): 1

Coming upFrom city calendars as of Oct 29. Some boards post elsewhere. Calendar file · RSS feed

Development and land use took 67% of the Board of Appeals’ meeting time, more than at most bodies in the city

Share of meeting time by topic, from the clerk’s agenda times · 26 meetings, 78 hours · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 23, 2026, the clerk’s times also cover meetings not yet transcribed

Development and land use67%
Alcohol, cannabis and business permits22%
Health and behavioral health1.7%

bar = share of meeting time · line = 90% range · tick = typical San Francisco body (shown where it is 0.5% or more)

Five public speakers a meeting; the biggest crowd, 36, came on May 20, 2026

May 20, 202636 speakersApr 22, 2026The board took up appeal 26-019, North Beach Tenants Committee versus Department of Building Inspection, concerning a demolition permit issued on March 27th, 2026 to demolish a 3-story mixed-use building.23 speakersJan 14, 202612 speakersAug 12, 202611 speakersSep 16, 20269 speakers

bar = public speakers at that meeting · tick = average meeting